Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.